ˌjəjˈmän noun
( plural jaj·mans -nz ; or jaj·ma·ni -nē)
Etymology: Hindi jajmān, from Sanskrit yajamāna, present participle of yajati he sacrifices; akin to Avestan yasna sacrifice
: one of a fixed circle of persons in a Hindu caste system whom a member of an occupational group (as a barber) serves as an exclusive and hereditary right